Did you know the illustrations in the Persian epic poem book “Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasb” are scattered all over the world? In this video, film producer Arsalan Akhavan talks about how this Persian masterpiece got unbound and sold for parts all over the globe at auctions. Arsalan’s mother, art historian Dr. Zahra Faridany-Akhavan has spent over four decades researching and tracking down every document and archive, and meeting with every person who has interacted with the “Shahnameh” Dr. Zahra Far